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In the UK and Ireland, trade and strategic investors (TSI) are a significant part of the venture scene in the technology sector.

Burgeoning ingenuity see in east Africa with spate of competitions tapping entrepreneurial innovation.

Steps on the road to being an adept venturer. This is the second article if a three-part series following a corporate venturer's evolution from in-house balance sheet investor of pet projects into a full-blown venture capital house with third-party investors.

Global Corporate Venturing analyses the deals in June 2011.

research from The Founder Institute argues against ageism when it comes to entrepreneurs. the author is 39.

Japan's corporate venturing community at potential tipping point for great expansion.

Best Buy Capital, the corporate venturing unit of US retailer Best Buy, has led the $5.5m series B round for local mobile health and fitness company Valencell.

Alongside Qualcomm Ventures in the round for We7 were angel investor and musician Peter Gabriel and venture capital firms Eden Ventures and Pentech Ventures.

Daily Deals for Moms, a provider of discount coupons for parents, has raised an undisclosed amount of angel financing from investors but reportedly said it would keep the financing round open to strategic investors for the next few weeks, according to news provider PEHub.

The PepsiCo10 programme, which already collaborates with venture capital firm Highland Capital Partners, OMD and technology publications Wired and Mashable, plans to work with 10 European technology start-ups to help its drinks brands.